Well yesterday I did some of the things I wanted to although the cleaning was a bit cursory - it was hot. However I did find out that cleaning with nothing on in the heat helps to keep the temperature down. Not that it would have been a pleasant sight for anyone watching, but as I had the house to myself all day there was no one to see.

I learned how to upload videos from youtube to facebook so spent some time playing around with that. I also baked a chocolate and cola cake. This is a scrummy cake and of course has no calories. It is coming on a trip with me this afternoon to CGs where it will be eaten while we sip a glass of wine.

I have also started to think about my five year plan. The first question of course is where do you want to be in five years and what do you want to be doing? This is difficult - in five years the boy will be either at uni or working or travelling and therefore mostly independent of me, so for the first time in my life the question is truly about what I want from my life. Most of my life has been spent falling into situations, without really thinking beyond tomorrow - the one exception being my son, for whom I planned and planned and had almost given up. Most of the jobs I have had, came to me rather than me going after them. So what do I want and where do I want to be - I know the answers to both questions just need to work out how to get there.